--- title: "An hour well spent: Innovate and Pay Less Tax" description: "Attend the Doncaster Chambers' event \"An Hour Well Spend: Innovate and Pay Less Tax\" at Doncaster Racecourse to find out if you could qualify for R&D tax relief." image: https://blog.shorts.uk.com/hubfs/Downloaded%20Hubspot%20Stock%20images/row%20of%20light%20bulbs%20with%20one%20different%20from%20the%20others.jpeg --- [![Shorts_logo_White](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/hubfs/New%20Site%202018/Shorts_logo_White.svg "Shorts_logo_White")](https://www.shorts.uk.com/) [Blogs & News](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/) > [RADIUS - R&D Tax Relief & Patent Box](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/radius-rd-tax-relief-patent-box) # An hour well spent: Innovate and Pay Less Tax Jo Grant - 14 June 2018 ###### Select topic - Please Select - [ Audit ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/audit) [ Business Taxes ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/business-taxes) [ Radius – R&D Tax Relief & Patent Box ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/radius-rd-tax-relief-patent-box) [ Corporate Finance ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/corporate-finance) [ GENUS Management Accounts ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/genus-management-accounts) [ VAT ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/vat) [ Private Client ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/private-client) [ Payroll ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/payroll) [ EOT ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/eot) [ International Taxes ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/international-taxes) ![featured image](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/hubfs/Downloaded%20Hubspot%20Stock%20images/row%20of%20light%20bulbs%20with%20one%20different%20from%20the%20others.jpeg) ###### Shorts are pleased to be part of Doncaster Chambers' event "An hour well spent: Innovate and Pay Less Tax". Tax specialists from Shorts' dedicated Innovation Taxes Group will be sharing their expertise, having helped hundreds of local innovative businesses realise millions of pounds in tax savings or funding. Held on the 2nd of October at Doncaster Racecourse the event is free to Doncaster Chamber members and will be £15 to non members.  **Is this event**** for yo****u?** Is your business innovative? Does it develop exciting new or improved products, create brilliant software solutions or improve manufacturing processes? If so, does it invest cash to do so? And would you like to find out how you could claim back 25% of that through R&D tax reliefs? **Why should I attend?** …so that you can find out: What fantastic examples of development work from across a range of industries can qualify for R&D Tax Reliefs Whether your business may qualify for R&D Tax Reliefs for its innovative activities. Find out on the day if your business can qualify What great savings in corporation tax your business could realise for its innovative work. *Around 25% of every pound invested in innovating could be realised in tax savings. *How simple and straightforward it can be to make a claim of R&D Tax Reliefs. **Format** 8:00am - 8:30am - Arrival, Networking & Tea/Coffee 8:30am - Presentation 9:30am - 10:00am - Networking/Close If you would like to attend please [follow the link to book tickets. ](http://www.doncaster-chamber.co.uk/basket.asp?event=750)   [![Book Tickets](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2442072/294b50eb-65f7-492f-ba1a-613821647c3b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2442072/294b50eb-65f7-492f-ba1a-613821647c3b)   Other related articles - [Space technologies are radically transforming business. 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